Markeli

Markeli Маркели
Burgas Province, Bulgaria
Markeli's Well Tower on the banks of the Mochuritsa.
Markeli Маркели
Coordinates	42°38′15.48″N 26°53′47.48″E / 42.6376333°N 26.8965222°E / 42.6376333; 26.8965222
Site information
Condition	In ruins
Site history
Events	Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars (Battle of Marcellae (756), Battle of Marcellae (792))

Markeli (Bulgarian: Маркели; Greek: Μαρκέλλαι, Markellai; Latin: Marcellae) was a medieval Byzantine and Bulgarian frontier stronghold, the ruins of which are located in Karnobat Municipality, Burgas Province, southeastern Bulgaria. Dating to Late Antiquity, the castle lay some 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) from the modern town of Karnobat. It was the site of two notable medieval battles between Byzantines and Bulgarians, the Battle of Marcellae of 756 and the Battle of Marcellae of 792.^[1]